ABSTRACT
The end of World War II, with Europe in ruins and huge population displacements, coincides with the ripening of ideas regarding the regulation of human mobility, a topic that had already been under discussion since the beginning of the 20th century. In the aftermath of World War II, for Southern European sending countries going through a process of national reconstruction and economic recovery, emigration became once again an answer to their structural problems, especially the hypertrophy of their primary sector and the lack of effective policies for the utilization of the available domestic workforce. The long-term perspective of these analyses calls people to reflect on how these new migration realities, framed by revised migration and diasporic policies, relate to the place and role that the two areas under discussion currently have in the world system. Latin American countries have undergone strong neoliberal experiences that changed long-established structures and perceptions of the relationship between state and society.
